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APPENDIX.

N I.

GRANT OF AN HONORARY AUGMENTATION TO THE ARMS OF WINSTON CHURCHILL, ESQ., BY CHARLES THE SECOND, 1661.

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To all and singular unto whom these Presents shall come S' Ed Walker K' Garter Principall King of Armes of Englishmen sendeth Greeting. Whereas our Sovereign L King Charles the 2nd takeing into his princely consideration the many great and eminent services donne unto him and his late royall father King Charles the first of ever blessed memory by many of their loyal subjects both in the late unhappy divisions and untill the time of his Mat most happy restauracon and being desirous to testify by some signall marks unto posterity the value and esteeme hee hath of theire courage constancy and fidelity by

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assigning them some such Additions and Augmentacōns out of his Royal Arms and Badges as may be properly borne for the honour of them and their posterities amongst whom his Matie having taken especiall notice That Winston Churchill of Menterne in the County of Dorsett Esq. did from the beginning of the late unhappy divisions actively apply himself unto the service of his late Matie and being a captaine of horse did with great courage and fidelity behave himself at the battailes of Lansdowne Rondway Downe Cropedy* as also at the seidge of Taunton and defence of the City of Bristoll and that for many years since he hath suffered both in his person and estate for his constant loyalty and is now a member of the hole House of Comons. It hath therefore pleased his Matie by his Warrant under his Signe Manuall bearing date the 5th day of December past therein reciting the above mentioned services and sufferings to require and authorise me (that whereas he the said Winston Churchill bears for the Paternall Coate of his Family Sable a Lyon Rampant Argent under a Bend Gules) to assign him by way of Augmentacon upon a Canton Arg' a Crosse Gules and to authorise him to leave out the Bend. Know Ye therefore That I the said S E Walker K' Garter Principall King of Armes by the particular power and authority given unto me by His Maj" to that purpose Doe hereby give grant and assigne unto him the said Winston Churchill Esq. the Augmentacōns above mentioned with authority to omitt and leave out the Bend Gules and because it happens (as it doeth to many ancient families) that he hath not any Creast I doe further by the power and authority annexed unto my office of G' give grant and assigne unto him the Creast hereafter mentioned, viz' Upon an helmet proper mantled Gules doubled Arg and wreath of his Collours a Lyon Couchant Gardant Argent supporting a Banner Gules charged with a right hand Argent the Staff Or. As in the Margent more lively is depicted weh Augmentacon and Creast the said Winston Churchill and the heirs and descendants of his body for ever (bearing theire due and proper differences) may and shall lawfully use bear and sett forth togeather with the Coate of Armes as is above depicted at all times and upon all occasions without the lett or interruption of any person whatsoever. In Witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seale of my office the twentieth day of January in the 13 year of the reigne of o' Sovereign L Ch the 2 by the Grace of God King of England Scotland ffrance and Ireland Defender of the Faith Annoq. Di 1661.

The aforegoing is a true Copy from a Book marked R 23, now remaining in the College of Arms, London.

May 5th, 1817.

(Signed)

GEORGE NAYLER, YORK HERALD,
Genealogist of the Bath.

N.B. By mistake in the docquets of this Grant now remaining in the College of Arms, the Lion in the Crest is drawn sejant, not couchant, as expressed in the Grant, and this mistake has been copied by many heraldic authors.

* The words here are illegible, but one seems to be Glocester.

N° II.

GRANT OF SUPPORTERS TO JOHN BARON CHURCHILL OF SANDRIDGE, BY JAMES THE SECOND, 1685.

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To all and singular to whom these Presents shall come Sir William Dugdale Knight Garter Principal King of Arms sendeth Greeting. Whereas our Sovereign Lord King James the Second, taking into his princely consideration the special merits and long and faithful services of John Lord Churchill of Aumouth in the kingdom of Scotland, one of the gentlemen of his Maties bedchamber (and now major general of all his Maties forces both horse and foot) as also y great esteem which their late Maties King Charles the First and King Charles the Second had of the merits and services of Sir Winston Churchill Knight, father of the said John Lord Churchill, hath been graciously pleased by his Letters Patents bearing date at Westm' the 14th day of May in the first year of his reign to create the said John Lord Churchill a baron of this realm by the title of baron Churchill of Sandridge in Com Hertford. To have and to hold the name state degree style dignity title and hono of Baron Churchill of Sandridge, to him the said John Lord Churchill and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten for ever; with all rights privileges preheminencies and immunities to a baron belonging as by the said Letters Patent it doth and may more fully appear. And whereas it is an especiall and more peculiar right and preheminence belonging to the peers of this Kingdome to have certain Supporters added to their Arms for their greater hono and to distinguish them from persons of an inferior rank. Know Ye therefore that I the said Sir William Dugdale Kn' Garter Principal King of Arms by the power and authority annexed unto my said office, and having had therein the allowance and approbation of his Grace Henry Duke of Norfolk Earl Marshall

of England have devysed and do by these Presents grant and assign unto the said John Lord Churchill and to the heirs male of his body lawfully having and enjoying the said hono and dignity the Supporters hereafter mentioned viz' On either side a Wivern Gules the Wings expanded as in the margin of these Presents more lively is depicted Which Supporters he the said John Lord Churchill, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten having and enjoying the said Title and Dignity may and shall lawfully bear and use at all times and upon all occasions, according to the Law of Arms without the lett or interruption of any person whatsoever. In Witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my office this 27 day of July in the first year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord James the Second by y Grace of God, King of England Scotland France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc" Annoq. Dai 1685.

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(Signed)

JOHN DUGDALE, WINDSor.

G' King, R. D' RegTM

WILL" DUGDALE, GARTER.

A true Copy of the Record now remaining in the College of Arms, London. Witness my hand this 29th day of April 1817.

(Signed)

GEORGE NAYLER, YORK HERALD.

Genealogist of the Bath.

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